This week has been full of work about the kabuki play, not only in the production and design but also the training involved. As we research more about Kabuki, we can apply everything to the rehearsals and physical training. In terms of the physical training we started on our own projects trying the techniques that we saw on Roberta Carreri's video, my training consisted on trying and differentiating extroverted and introverted movements and even trying to combine them. The idea of the exercise at first was a little preoccupying for there would be no sort of aid or guidance, it was to be a srictly personal exercise were us and our effective imagination would lead us to explore and learn more about acting. But once the exercise started, a certain feeling of freedom soaked in, for i could choose which way and in what direction to take this exploration, so it was certainly a refreshing experience, and it also made me connect a bit more with my creative side, which i felt i had left behind a bit. The play rehearsals, even if they seem a bit slow i think are serving theyre purpose, for the people and actors involved do seem to be getting the basic outline of what Kabuki theatre is like, and they are learning the positions and exercises well. Kabuki is a particularily difficult type of theatre, which isnt very comforting to hear when the school play is only a few months away, but im sure we will be able to go through each aspect of Kabuki in a basic manner, and this will proably suffice our audience. My experience of friday's class gave me a slight boost in confidence in terms of what the creative side of designing the play will be like, because as i said i felt previously unnatached with that creative impulse. Overall it has been a demanding yet productive week in terms of the progress of the school play and my learning about acting and theatre.

To Kabuki actors in ancient Japan, was acting just a trade, or was it more of a way of life?